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it has proven that not one obama led to mass shootings. they are all in favor of these control measures. [talking over each other] [talking over each other] >> that is not true. a lot of people are saying that they are not going to enforce any of the federal laws. the. lou: the distinction that emily is making. if i may -- is that the sheriffs are typically, in this country, the only elected that law-enforcement officers and the associations do not fall in line with theppointed police chief's across the country. according to the good wishes and good will of their mayors. i would like to say thank you on. what a terrific panel, thank you for being here. well, that is it for us tonight. coming up next week, the ways and means an intelligence committee member, congressman dennis nunes of california. john silva joins us to talk about his runaway markets, and chris stirewalt will straighten out as much of my political thinking as he can. thank you for joining us over this weekend. we hope you have a wonderfend. good night from new york. neil: t
it has proven that not one obama led to mass shootings. they are all in favor of these control measures. [talking over each other] [talking over each other] >> that is not true. a lot of people are saying that they are not going to enforce any of the federal laws. the. lou: the distinction that emily is making. if i may -- is that the sheriffs are typically, in this country, the only elected that law-enforcement officers and the associations do not fall in line with theppointed police...
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you have the obama tax, obamacare taxes kicking in and you have worries about how obamacare overall will affect your health care costs and what the employer will do to you. when you create that uncerttinty people every time in my long years of retailing cut back. adam: let me go to catherine, your employees, are you seeing them pull back? are they complaining about the less money they take open in their paycheck because of these tax increases?. >> well, certainly taking 2% off of anybody's paycheck will have some effect on them. there is no doubt that rising gas prices are having an effect as well. but at fastsigns we're not going to pull back because what we do, we help local businesses generate new customers and sell more to existing customers. so our franchises around the country are getting ready to help their local business owners drive new traffic and get new business. adam: are you seeing the local business owners you do business with, are they very concerned have new business? the word that wal-mart executive said was, disaster. >> we're up over 4% over a strong january last year
you have the obama tax, obamacare taxes kicking in and you have worries about how obamacare overall will affect your health care costs and what the employer will do to you. when you create that uncerttinty people every time in my long years of retailing cut back. adam: let me go to catherine, your employees, are you seeing them pull back? are they complaining about the less money they take open in their paycheck because of these tax increases?. >> well, certainly taking 2% off of...
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so why is president obama's transportation secretary calling america one big pothole? i want my bridge to nowhere back. >>> plus, ivy league grads stiff their schools on their student loans, but the colleges aren't taking it sitting down. wait until you hear what they're doing. more "money" coming up. ♪ twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligations. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which incdes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. hello! how sharp is your business security? can it help protect your people and property, while keeping out threats to your operations? it's not working! yes it is. welcome to tyco integrated security. with world-class monitoring centers a
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not under president obama and his sort of spend habits. but what i do think is going to happen when you look at congress, they're going to view this immigration reform package and figure out a way, they will need to figure out a way to make it as revenue neutral as possible or reduce deficits. there will be a cost associated with implementing any form of this immigration reform. in 2006 we saw the cbo came out saying that the plan that president bush had proposed was going to basically raise the deficit $18 billion. but again, there will be questions that need to be hammered out with the details of an immigration reform package. melissa: christian, it is so hard to quantify what this really means. if you make more immigrants legal, that is more stress on the system. they will use more social services but it is also a higher tax base. how do you think it net as it nets out? >> i think it is positive in terms of economic growth. i would not look at this as a deficit reduction package for those that --. melissa: why do you think he says that?
not under president obama and his sort of spend habits. but what i do think is going to happen when you look at congress, they're going to view this immigration reform package and figure out a way, they will need to figure out a way to make it as revenue neutral as possible or reduce deficits. there will be a cost associated with implementing any form of this immigration reform. in 2006 we saw the cbo came out saying that the plan that president bush had proposed was going to basically raise...
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which he and president obama attended. he said president obama was quote would have made a perfect president of harvard law school because quote, there were fewer declared republicans in the faculty when we were there than communists. there was one republican but there were 12 who would say they were markists who believed in the communist overthrowing the united states government, end of quote. wow. he compared president obama to someone who want to overturn a government. and he still is lobbing these attacks now that he is in the senate. >> i think president obama is the most radical president we've ever seen. i think an awful lot of republicans fail to stand for principle and contributed to getting us in this mess. >> someone a definitely radical. but it's not the president. senator cruz, are you now or have you ever been even remotely serious about these accusations? nice try. but we got you. gevalia, or a cup of johan, is like losing yourself in a great book. may i read something? yes, please. of course. a rich, never
which he and president obama attended. he said president obama was quote would have made a perfect president of harvard law school because quote, there were fewer declared republicans in the faculty when we were there than communists. there was one republican but there were 12 who would say they were markists who believed in the communist overthrowing the united states government, end of quote. wow. he compared president obama to someone who want to overturn a government. and he still is...
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when americans discover how bad obama care is and when obama care starts bankrupting state governments, i think you're going to see a huge rebellion against this president and his policies. >> but when -- when are they going to figure that out, senator? we've been talking about obama care for a long time now, and it's already costing businesses, you know, enormous amounts of money and stopping them from hiring any new headsed to the payroll so when are we going to figure this out in your view? when do you think that happens? >> when republicans begin to present our message better and we tell people whether you're rich, poor or middle class you'll have more jobs and more money if we leave money in your state, leave money in your pocket and that's how the economy will grow. when people figure that out, i think they will come back to the republican party, but they also have to see that what he's planning for us is -- it is bankrupting us as we speak. we're borrowing $50,000 a second and it can't go on. >> i didn't know it was a second. >> let me ask you about one other issue before we let
when americans discover how bad obama care is and when obama care starts bankrupting state governments, i think you're going to see a huge rebellion against this president and his policies. >> but when -- when are they going to figure that out, senator? we've been talking about obama care for a long time now, and it's already costing businesses, you know, enormous amounts of money and stopping them from hiring any new headsed to the payroll so when are we going to figure this out in your...
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vice president -- >>> president obama's state of the union speech contained nearly 6,500 words. now, look at this word cloud of his speech. the more often he used a word, the bigger it appears. jobs is by far the most prominent. he said the job or jobs 47 times. the president wants to create more jobs. so do most americans. so how to do it. i spoke with a man uniquely positioned to know. larry summers has been one of the world's leading economists for 30 years. he has served as treasury secretary, president of harvard and director of the national economic council. welcome, larry summers. >> good to be with you, fareed. >> so, the president wts to create jobs. everyone tells him this is the number one priority that the administration should have. put very simply, why has it been so difficult so far? why are we so many years, almost five years into a recovery and the distinctive feature of it is just aren't those many jobs. >> fareed, this has been a unique, not unique, but unusual kind of downturn. it's a downturn that came because there was too much leverage. asset prices got to
vice president -- >>> president obama's state of the union speech contained nearly 6,500 words. now, look at this word cloud of his speech. the more often he used a word, the bigger it appears. jobs is by far the most prominent. he said the job or jobs 47 times. the president wants to create more jobs. so do most americans. so how to do it. i spoke with a man uniquely positioned to know. larry summers has been one of the world's leading economists for 30 years. he has served as...
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now under the leadership of harry reid and president obama, it's not able to pass a budget. it's not a problem with the senate. it's not a problem getting 51 senators. they've done it for decades. the problem is that no one in washington on the other side of the aisle wants to take leadership for how to get us out of the fiscal mess we're in. and not this year's fiscal mess. the mess that extends out 20, 30, 40 years. the president's budget last year never, ever, ever balanced. you can't do that. those numbers don't add up. >> all right. let's bet back to this sequester here. it comes at a time when we just learned that fourth quarter gdp was horrible compared to what we saw in the third quarter. the stock market seems to feel like things are getting back to normal, the economy's on the mend. is this the time to allow these spending cuts to take effect automatically that could take out a number -- "the new york times" says it could cost a million jobs in the economy right now. isn't this the time to think about an alternative of some kind? >> absolutely. the senate has not t
now under the leadership of harry reid and president obama, it's not able to pass a budget. it's not a problem with the senate. it's not a problem getting 51 senators. they've done it for decades. the problem is that no one in washington on the other side of the aisle wants to take leadership for how to get us out of the fiscal mess we're in. and not this year's fiscal mess. the mess that extends out 20, 30, 40 years. the president's budget last year never, ever, ever balanced. you can't do...
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first up, on tuesday in the state of the union, president obama challenged congress to vote on proposals to get weapons of war off our streets. but will it happen? can it happen? we'll talk to a world leader who made it happen in his nation. >>> then, larry summers on how to create jobs in america. the former treasury secretary on how the president can achieve the goals he laid out for the economy. >>> then, many worry that the world's second largest economy is headed for a crash. a rare inside look at the inner workings of the chinese economy. what's really happening there? >>> also, what in the world will get north korea to end its nuclear ambitions? i'll give you my plan. but, first, here's my take. president obama's state of the union address presented an expanded vision of smart government to create jobs and revive the economy. it had many important ideas in it. yet, he lowered his sights on the single policy that would both jump start the economy in the short term and create the conditions for long-term growth. infrastructure spending, having tried several times to propose infrastr
first up, on tuesday in the state of the union, president obama challenged congress to vote on proposals to get weapons of war off our streets. but will it happen? can it happen? we'll talk to a world leader who made it happen in his nation. >>> then, larry summers on how to create jobs in america. the former treasury secretary on how the president can achieve the goals he laid out for the economy. >>> then, many worry that the world's second largest economy is headed for a...
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schiff, europacific capital ceo and susan knox, former treasury department advisor under president obama. spencer, let me start with you, you talk about people retiring later and later, you blame the fed in part. >> i really do. the fed has done a tremendous disservice in robbing savers, people that are planning on retiring, the people that are not trading in the stock market, but most people setting aside money, the chance to be able to retire. you're seeing not only have they not just made money, they have lost money due to the inflation and withering away of the u.s. dollar as the fed just prints money endlessly. it's horrible and it's, just further pushing back retirement for people that can't afford a delay. melissa: peter has retirement become a thing of the past? we're all working until we die and die at our deaths at this rate? >> well, you know, i think one day in america, one day soon, retirement will be as rare as a single-income household. at one time it was the norm in america. only one paycheck. it was very rare for a married woman to work outside the home. now it is very c
schiff, europacific capital ceo and susan knox, former treasury department advisor under president obama. spencer, let me start with you, you talk about people retiring later and later, you blame the fed in part. >> i really do. the fed has done a tremendous disservice in robbing savers, people that are planning on retiring, the people that are not trading in the stock market, but most people setting aside money, the chance to be able to retire. you're seeing not only have they not just...
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the only answer is to get together and obama thinks he has them on the ropes and republicans cannot seem to get themselves together. >> we just heard dr. paul say it was the president's idea. wasn't it? >> who cares? it's a bad idea on both sides. it's the blame game. it is the president's responsibility far more than anyone else, particularly a second term president who just won reelection. it's his responsibility to rise above this nonsense. he's not doing it. >> ought to show you something. this was a cover during the mid- 1990's and the speaker of the house complained that he had to exit air force one by the rear door, but that's not the point. the public complained and blamed president clinton, but after a while, his numbers went up and gingrich himself has said that the budget standoff with the single most avoidable mistake as speaker. you can never be sure how these things are going to play. >> the gingrich example is certainly instructive. he was the man of the year for "time" and he plummeted to 16% favorable. that is just a little bit south of donald trump. those are really bad
the only answer is to get together and obama thinks he has them on the ropes and republicans cannot seem to get themselves together. >> we just heard dr. paul say it was the president's idea. wasn't it? >> who cares? it's a bad idea on both sides. it's the blame game. it is the president's responsibility far more than anyone else, particularly a second term president who just won reelection. it's his responsibility to rise above this nonsense. he's not doing it. >> ought to...
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a lot of speculation in the market places, this after president obama last night proposed raising the minimum rage requirement, and that could lead to the selloff there, accounting for the quarter of the dow's losses, and i want to finish, liz, with the commodity markets. big movers, natural gas prices volatile, up a couple percent right now at $3.29 per british thermal unit. there's silver, a story i've been talking about today, hsbc saying silver's going to be the shining star of 2013. not today, liz, but it has been outperforming gold so far this year. back to you. liz: buying opportunities. well, it's very much an industrial play. >> absolutely. liz: thank you very much, sandra, sandra smith, closing bell ringing in 17 minutes. real estate investment trusts are a way to get exposure without physically buying a building or shopping mall on your own, but what if we told you there's a rate out there where you pay the fee up front without knowing how much money you make and can't sell it for years unless you want to take a penalty. who takes on that risk? actually, a lot of savvy inve
a lot of speculation in the market places, this after president obama last night proposed raising the minimum rage requirement, and that could lead to the selloff there, accounting for the quarter of the dow's losses, and i want to finish, liz, with the commodity markets. big movers, natural gas prices volatile, up a couple percent right now at $3.29 per british thermal unit. there's silver, a story i've been talking about today, hsbc saying silver's going to be the shining star of 2013. not...
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september 2011, president obama palace to jobs. february 204th, 2012, recasting agenda focusing and thompson's deficit. pivoting back to the economy. washington post february 10th 2013. but to we have to show for all the pivoting? >> began to not pay again. let's -- doing the same thing expecting different results is as we know to monopolize. the definition of insanity. there has to be no -- a new playbook. it is the reality that the debt is hurting the economy. is the reality that the promise of more tax increases hurt the economy. it is the reality that all the regulations he wants to pass with the economy. so at some point he has to recognize that the rest of his agenda is in danger in the economy and thus endangering his agenda. i don't understand why the white house cannot focus on the senate way that gives the american worker a chance? gerri: well, we are fresh out of chances. does not seem anything will be done to really give up big assist to joblessness in this country. hopefully we will find solutions down the road. thank
september 2011, president obama palace to jobs. february 204th, 2012, recasting agenda focusing and thompson's deficit. pivoting back to the economy. washington post february 10th 2013. but to we have to show for all the pivoting? >> began to not pay again. let's -- doing the same thing expecting different results is as we know to monopolize. the definition of insanity. there has to be no -- a new playbook. it is the reality that the debt is hurting the economy. is the reality that the...
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>>> president obama set to deliver the state of the union tonight at anybo9:00 eastern ti. for that, we go to rick santelli. >> welcome. welcome senator isaacson, senator from georgia. two things. i would like you to weigh in on two ideas. first, one put forth in the "washington post" yesterday. obama, job of debt reduction nearly done, the first one. 80% of the commentators i listen to on television and the media at large, hey, maybe the president will be less partisan and reach across the aisle. weigh in on those two notions. >> first of all, we're not 80% done on the debt and have a long way to go. this president needs to engage on our debt deficit. that's critical. second, i hope it won't be that partisan. hope it will be bipartisan. realizing america has a budget problem and americans have tightened their belts and it's time we did in washington. >> i'm not as optimistic as you are. after four years, i can pretty much tell you all the issues out there and a lot of good ideas. you brought up jobs. really, isn't there a philosophical difference here. that the spending mo
>>> president obama set to deliver the state of the union tonight at anybo9:00 eastern ti. for that, we go to rick santelli. >> welcome. welcome senator isaacson, senator from georgia. two things. i would like you to weigh in on two ideas. first, one put forth in the "washington post" yesterday. obama, job of debt reduction nearly done, the first one. 80% of the commentators i listen to on television and the media at large, hey, maybe the president will be less partisan...
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gunned down a week after performing at president obama's inauguration. cnn's athena jones has more. >> reporter: first lady michelle obama is returning to her hometown to attend a funeral of 15-year-old hadiya pendleton. a bystander shot dead in a chicago park a week after she performed at the president's inauguration. vice president biden memorialized the young honor student in remarks to house democrats. >> this was no ordinary child. she was a child who had used social media urging her friends to speak out. don't join gangs. and now she's gone. >> pendleton was killed a mile from the first family's home in chicago. a city facing an epidemic of gun violence. it's an issue president obama has raised numerous times including in a speech after newtown. >> as a nation, we have endured far too many of these tragedies in the last few years. an elementary school in newtown, shopping mall in oregon, house of worship in wisconsin, a movie theater in colorado, countless street corners and places in places like chicago and philadelphia. >> reporter: and in a vide
gunned down a week after performing at president obama's inauguration. cnn's athena jones has more. >> reporter: first lady michelle obama is returning to her hometown to attend a funeral of 15-year-old hadiya pendleton. a bystander shot dead in a chicago park a week after she performed at the president's inauguration. vice president biden memorialized the young honor student in remarks to house democrats. >> this was no ordinary child. she was a child who had used social media...
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it represents people like obama, the greatest wartime president of our time and all of those things. no department of peace. i like the peace corp and it has done a lot more for peace than the department has. i don't care how many poly cotton blend t-shirts they have made. >> we need a department of know. >> i don't know how to read. i get my talking points via google search. >> it is sad the way he scribbles his name with the backward letters and we think he is being funny, but it is actually a problem. >> does he make a heart over the i? >> you can't fire somebody from hr for not being able to read. incredible. we are a country run by the academic government complex. this is a nation of -- this is the nation's leaders who are nothing but grad schoolers and this is exactly what they want. >> i hate the elites. >> i do too. thank god you are not 1 of them. >> are you gavin or james? >> i am jimmy. >> where was i? >> you hate the elites. >> i hate the elites and you in the green room, you thought because i have an english accept i must b elitist. >> you have an accent and it seems a l
it represents people like obama, the greatest wartime president of our time and all of those things. no department of peace. i like the peace corp and it has done a lot more for peace than the department has. i don't care how many poly cotton blend t-shirts they have made. >> we need a department of know. >> i don't know how to read. i get my talking points via google search. >> it is sad the way he scribbles his name with the backward letters and we think he is being funny,...
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i think president obama in the state of the union reflected that sentiment you talked about. is that the role of government, continue to put little chinks in front of the pac-man to continue to eat it? is that the role we want? i say it shows little faith in the american innovator, the country that invented the iphone, has the highest per capita gdp, gave birth to will any nelson. >> in fact, we are not taking tax dollars and using them to fund an infrastructure bank where we are fixing roads and brings and building new struck. >> something i found interesting this week, a survey from td ameritrade. we don't agree on how we want to spend our money but all of those things are -- paying for things that americans are used to. >> none of them actually are talking about infrastructure. >> let's return to that >> nobody says i want my tax dollars go to build a better electrical grid and bridges and things like that we assume that is somehow paid for. >> we do a good transition where you and i agree. infrastructure a fine investment if it serves the end goal of creating better infra
i think president obama in the state of the union reflected that sentiment you talked about. is that the role of government, continue to put little chinks in front of the pac-man to continue to eat it? is that the role we want? i say it shows little faith in the american innovator, the country that invented the iphone, has the highest per capita gdp, gave birth to will any nelson. >> in fact, we are not taking tax dollars and using them to fund an infrastructure bank where we are fixing...
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obama seems more confident. is this the new obama? is this the old obama? is this the real obama? >> well, the great thing for obama right now is that he has the public on his side. my concern right now -- and that's, i think, will determine which obama will actually prevail -- is that jobs and growth are not on his agenda. it is absolutely stunning. if you go back to the election, he kept campaigning around jobs, rebidding our bridges, rebuilding our infrastructure, the american dream, saving it for the middle class. and both the rhetoric and the legislative agenda around these issues is nowhere to be found. >> i think -- i don't think obama has changed much. i mean, i still think that you really want to view him as what used to be a moderate republican. right? he's in favor of expanded health care but not at all any kind of wide-eyed liberal. of course there are no republicans like that anymore. he's operating -- look, in spite of the fact that the wind is at his back in a lot of ways, he's still operating with a very restricted set of possibilities given a republican hard-line
obama seems more confident. is this the new obama? is this the old obama? is this the real obama? >> well, the great thing for obama right now is that he has the public on his side. my concern right now -- and that's, i think, will determine which obama will actually prevail -- is that jobs and growth are not on his agenda. it is absolutely stunning. if you go back to the election, he kept campaigning around jobs, rebidding our bridges, rebuilding our infrastructure, the american dream,...
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we have four more years of obama and christine his record what will it take for obama supporters to protest like when the last republican was in office? >> they will not -- they are not going to as long as the many functions. the world market is willing to do is take dollars and is still better than foreign currency. we get the printed money, run up debts obama promises extra spending with the military industrial complex it won't stop until the dollar quits working it done any time but not in the next week or two. there is no serious attempt. the argument is increasing by 19 or 20% then they say those who want 19% are slashing the budget and are so far out of touch it takes the bankruptcy people to say enough is enough. >> when interest rates go up, they go up suddenly. thank you for your service. you were so alone for so many years. thank you for fighting the good fight. >> thank you. >> later i will give the "state of the union" that obama should have given. what is the states of the union mean for business? [applause] the boys used double miles from their capital one venture card to fly
we have four more years of obama and christine his record what will it take for obama supporters to protest like when the last republican was in office? >> they will not -- they are not going to as long as the many functions. the world market is willing to do is take dollars and is still better than foreign currency. we get the printed money, run up debts obama promises extra spending with the military industrial complex it won't stop until the dollar quits working it done any time but...
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. >> and also obama -- obama to focus jobs and "the washington post" february february 10, 2013, obama up its back to the economy. >> the president spent almost $1 trillion of stimulus spending and thought that would create jobs and retake $1 from one person and give it to somebody else there were $2 they were taxing and spending money to make us richer. we never had a recovery summer but the president talks about going back to jobs which means additional stimulus spending. gerri: so that means more federal spending. look at the chart. is higher, we have had no attraction despite the jobs council, stimulus spending, that didn't work. as a just a matter of confidence or something else? >> all the regulations his administration spent drafting, they said it would be better not to show them to the people after the election we have for years of those job killing regulations coming out. any regulation that makes sense, that happened last year. the stuff they said the people would hate it, that is what will enroll over four years. gerri: obamacare, of the environment. >> the good part of dade
. >> and also obama -- obama to focus jobs and "the washington post" february february 10, 2013, obama up its back to the economy. >> the president spent almost $1 trillion of stimulus spending and thought that would create jobs and retake $1 from one person and give it to somebody else there were $2 they were taxing and spending money to make us richer. we never had a recovery summer but the president talks about going back to jobs which means additional stimulus...
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he was the president of the new york fed before joining the obama administration. so will be interesting to see what that might reveal. who said what and, you're laughing. >> you know, i'm not necessarily a big geithner fan but i think the bit will be a good seller. ashley: yeah. just out of interest. >> as long as he doesn't write anything, you know books on how to prepare your taxes. ashley: ouch. >> that would be a pamphlet really. ashley: on a postage stamp. >> i'm jealous the guy is making more money than me. ashley: of course. thank you, charles. >> see you later. tracy: it is quarter past. speaking of money we have to check on the markets. nicole petallides on the floor of the stock exchange. you're looking at some movers in the videogame sector, right? >> that's right. money, money. video fame is a big money making sector. it is intense competition. look at gamestop right now which is down 6 1/2%. sometimes great hardware, great games boost these stocks but in this case, gamestop is under pressure because xbox will launch a new xbox that requires internet.
he was the president of the new york fed before joining the obama administration. so will be interesting to see what that might reveal. who said what and, you're laughing. >> you know, i'm not necessarily a big geithner fan but i think the bit will be a good seller. ashley: yeah. just out of interest. >> as long as he doesn't write anything, you know books on how to prepare your taxes. ashley: ouch. >> that would be a pamphlet really. ashley: on a postage stamp. >> i'm...
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it was left out. >> why, because that is -- that is obama's sacred cow? >> well, he's got a few sacred cows, but that's one of them. >> eleanor. >> first of all 178 republicans voted for sequester. john boehner said he was very happy. he got 91% of what he wanted. the impasse here is that the republicans don't want to give anything in new revenue, and the public is with the president, that you can't have a deal which only relies on spending cuts when you have an economy where the recovery is fragile. it's the last thing we should be doing. and in terms of healthcare, "time" magazine has a terrific cover this week about medical bills, and, you know, the president doesn't have control over all of those things, and the big hero in the "time" magazine cover story is medicare, which is actually doing a very good job in controlling healthcare spendingyet more sequester grief. >> the u.s. travel association and congressional staff aids concur that with the budget sequester, one hour will be added to security wait at the nation's biggest and busiest airports. and
it was left out. >> why, because that is -- that is obama's sacred cow? >> well, he's got a few sacred cows, but that's one of them. >> eleanor. >> first of all 178 republicans voted for sequester. john boehner said he was very happy. he got 91% of what he wanted. the impasse here is that the republicans don't want to give anything in new revenue, and the public is with the president, that you can't have a deal which only relies on spending cuts when you have an economy...
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i'm not so sure. >> president obama is the man man who cried wolf. the sky is falling. in reality, do the math. 85 billion against an annual budget that is over $3 trillion. but the american people are tuned out because they are non. they are manufactured by the government, the white house who can't even seem to make the slightest bit of improvement in the economy. gerri: the number for the sequester will be half a percent. we are not even talking about curbing growth, but we are talking about a small backtrack. at the end of the day, we are not talking about a lot of money. but i would like to ask you that the president likes wants to spend $50 billion on infrastructure. didn't he do that just a few years ago? didn't we find that spending on roads and bridges was difficult because shovel ready wasn't so already? >> the stimulus was $800 billion. the president understood at that time that the american people would buy into anything because they were so desperate. the fact of the matter is when we look back on it, there wasn't enough shovel ready jobs. we didn't see what
i'm not so sure. >> president obama is the man man who cried wolf. the sky is falling. in reality, do the math. 85 billion against an annual budget that is over $3 trillion. but the american people are tuned out because they are non. they are manufactured by the government, the white house who can't even seem to make the slightest bit of improvement in the economy. gerri: the number for the sequester will be half a percent. we are not even talking about curbing growth, but we are talking...
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when you bring people into the system as obama's healthcare does, that his policy. you will not change that with marco rubio's face. >> were you watching when the lights went out at the super bowl? it happens in washington a lot. >> the interruptions in service did not occur inside the building. >> the system worked -- that is what they said after watergate. [laughter] why did the lights go off in the superdome? the power co. said it was a faulty device they installed. in any case, it brings me to the question of infrastructure. a couple of years ago, the world economic forum rated as 23rd, between chile and spain, and apparently we're not getting much better. >> the president has proposed over and over again that we address this, that we tackle this problem now, and we're going nowhere. the budget, the budget, the budget. infrastructure is going to continue to deteriorate. >> the electrical grid, roads, tunnels, mass transportation. if we started work on that, think of all the people we could put to work. >> i think it is even more fundamental than that. cbs pointe
when you bring people into the system as obama's healthcare does, that his policy. you will not change that with marco rubio's face. >> were you watching when the lights went out at the super bowl? it happens in washington a lot. >> the interruptions in service did not occur inside the building. >> the system worked -- that is what they said after watergate. [laughter] why did the lights go off in the superdome? the power co. said it was a faulty device they installed. in any...
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obama playing golf with tiger woods. fundamentally i have hope for sequester because it could make americans set up. it will hurt on some levels. teachers will lose jobs, problems with the faa, americans might be saying hang on a minute, you have to get your act together here. you're taking money away from lobbyists, you can actually focus on governing the country and sort these problems out properly. neil: two days in a row i have agreed with you. the so-called ciccone and cuts the president alluded to today that i might have fewer meat inspectors, or we'll all be a security risk at the airport, our kids are going to be in class of 1000 students. we know we can show some discretion and clever alternatives to so-called ciccone and cuts coming but we scare people in the meantime. >> that is right. a lot of this really is scare tactics and it ignores how budget spending has grown over the last decade or so. the total feral budget in real dollars with about $2 trillion, now it's about 3.5, $3.6 trillion scheduled to grow ab
obama playing golf with tiger woods. fundamentally i have hope for sequester because it could make americans set up. it will hurt on some levels. teachers will lose jobs, problems with the faa, americans might be saying hang on a minute, you have to get your act together here. you're taking money away from lobbyists, you can actually focus on governing the country and sort these problems out properly. neil: two days in a row i have agreed with you. the so-called ciccone and cuts the president...
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is the obama administration crushing medicare? blog contact gerriwillis.com, but on the right-hand side of the screen and we will share the results of the end of tonight show. next, a new report shows how president obama is going to have to approve the keystone pipeline . will the? will that mean for your bottom line? we will ask gulf oil ceo coming up next. there he is. ♪ gerri: well, the stakes are eating a for president obama and his decision on the keystone pipeline. it all comes down to which liberal lobbying group he wants to appease most. the clash of democratic forces on the one hand, environmental groups converged on capitol hill, opposing the pipeline. groups that contributed greatly to its success. on the other hand, unions pushing the president to do just the opposite, hoping the pipeline will create more jobs, not to mention potential cost savings for consumers. joining me now, the ceo of golf will it be great to see you. good to have your michele. to you think the president will go for it when everything is said an
is the obama administration crushing medicare? blog contact gerriwillis.com, but on the right-hand side of the screen and we will share the results of the end of tonight show. next, a new report shows how president obama is going to have to approve the keystone pipeline . will the? will that mean for your bottom line? we will ask gulf oil ceo coming up next. there he is. ♪ gerri: well, the stakes are eating a for president obama and his decision on the keystone pipeline. it all comes down to...
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obama will say, it is the other guys that did it, it's not me, and the blame will stick. lou: is it that republicans don't understand resident obama is playing smartly and for keeps? it is like the republicans do not understand that this is not a dress for her soul. it is a reality. it is now. it is urgent. >> we have seen a lack of consensus in every level. the republicans are ready for someone to stand up and say, wait a minute. lou: all of our colleagues on this network are sayng it. give us an answer. >> the democratiparty in 1984, they just got beaten by in the 1980s. and then they had one more loss in 1988 before they really woke up and change their children under the direction of bill clinton in 1992. it happened to republicans as well. lou: we will take our comfort in his report onight. judith miller, hank sheinkopf, thank you for being with us. coming up tomorrow, we will be joined by congressman nunes of california and ambassador john bolton. please join us, we will see you tomorrow goodnight, from new york. neil: all right, china. we are warning you. one more t
obama will say, it is the other guys that did it, it's not me, and the blame will stick. lou: is it that republicans don't understand resident obama is playing smartly and for keeps? it is like the republicans do not understand that this is not a dress for her soul. it is a reality. it is now. it is urgent. >> we have seen a lack of consensus in every level. the republicans are ready for someone to stand up and say, wait a minute. lou: all of our colleagues on this network are sayng it....
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republicans had the obama speech an hour and half or two hours before. it was in some ways the ship passing in the night with the obama speech. but the president did propose something on medicare with entitlements. there were things in the president's speech about reducing government costs. he threw out a bunch of new programs that don't have the chance of a snowball in hell. >> but he said that none of this stuff will add a dime to the deficit. how can he make that claim? >> the state of the union -- you used to watch these things to hear what the president had to say. now you approach it with the idea, what else do they do to show disrespect to the president of the united states? it happened again this time. sitting up there in the gallery at the request of a republican is a guy named ted nugent, who famously said, " barack obama and hillary clinton --" ama- he's a piece of this is a family show. "i will make him stop on my machine gun." this guy is ther at the request of the steve stockman of texas bank. what else will they do? >> apparently he behave
republicans had the obama speech an hour and half or two hours before. it was in some ways the ship passing in the night with the obama speech. but the president did propose something on medicare with entitlements. there were things in the president's speech about reducing government costs. he threw out a bunch of new programs that don't have the chance of a snowball in hell. >> but he said that none of this stuff will add a dime to the deficit. how can he make that claim? >> the...
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president obama wants to boost the minimum wage. so will it stop companies from hiring more americans? liz macdonald will break that down next for us. ashley: but first let's take a look at some of today's winners and losers. the dow is off 57 points. but we have some winners on the s&p. take a look. we'll be right back. >> and there we are. we are about ten points above. so not close enough to that 14,000. although the right of the top. so there is that. nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange standing by. down 52 points, but anything could happen. >> reporter: anything can happen. he's alive market action that would bring you every day, taking a look at earnings season. propping it up to a certain extent. how'd you feel after you have gotten in all the corporate earnings? what you think about the market going forward? >> i think the highs have been tested. would like to see them fall back to reset. it's better for the up to the market. most important things to keep an eye and as the money flow in equities. st
president obama wants to boost the minimum wage. so will it stop companies from hiring more americans? liz macdonald will break that down next for us. ashley: but first let's take a look at some of today's winners and losers. the dow is off 57 points. but we have some winners on the s&p. take a look. we'll be right back. >> and there we are. we are about ten points above. so not close enough to that 14,000. although the right of the top. so there is that. nicole petallides on the...
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the very people president obama's administration doesn't listen to. they didn't put those folks on the jobs council that they disbanded. it's the big companies. we are not supporting them. brad, to you. seems to me that these kinds of problems get ignored and are not being fixed. >> absolutely. the fact that it's become the new normal. you just hit the nail on the head that we are numb and we don't challenge the people who are in power to actually provide results. you know, bill clinton said it best. there's about a trillion dollars just sitting on the sidelines of people who have no confidence anymore, not only our government fixing problems, but they are able to do it. what we need to do is hold the government's feet to the fire. the obama administration, the house, the senate because they are direct responsibility for why we've seen such anemic growth, and to say to somebody looking for a job, it's coming, it's coming, four years? it's coming? no, it should be unacceptable. gerri: john, i want you to talk to some of the participation rates, labor r
the very people president obama's administration doesn't listen to. they didn't put those folks on the jobs council that they disbanded. it's the big companies. we are not supporting them. brad, to you. seems to me that these kinds of problems get ignored and are not being fixed. >> absolutely. the fact that it's become the new normal. you just hit the nail on the head that we are numb and we don't challenge the people who are in power to actually provide results. you know, bill clinton...
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. >>> tuesday president obama lays out his priorities for his new term. tackling gun violence is expected to be front and center. consider this, just last week a 28-year-old woman walked up to a charleston south carolina school with a gun. according to the new york times she tried to shoot two faculty members. the only thing that stopped her, she failed to unlock the gun. here's what makes you really scratch your head about this, she had a history of mental illness. alice had been charged in 2005 with threatening to assassinate president george w. bush and she still cleared a background check to buy the gun. tom dietz is a former de kalb county police officer, you're the owner of sharpshooters usa, and a training facility. how did she manage to legally purchase a weapon? >> first issue was, when she went to the store, she had to complete a federal form called the 4473. when you complete that form, the seller of the firearms retailer looks at the identification. runs down through the questions. to make sure they're answered appropriately. and then calls th
. >>> tuesday president obama lays out his priorities for his new term. tackling gun violence is expected to be front and center. consider this, just last week a 28-year-old woman walked up to a charleston south carolina school with a gun. according to the new york times she tried to shoot two faculty members. the only thing that stopped her, she failed to unlock the gun. here's what makes you really scratch your head about this, she had a history of mental illness. alice had been...
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fred obama's going to win, so for romney. a big disconnect between those that describe themselves as libertarian and the libertarian. john: why? >> i don't know given the fact, given the fact that really it is cool to be libertarian. it is cool to be socially excepting and fiscally conservative. john: you made me laugh the other day saying it's cooler to the libertarian and republican. >> that is certainly true. john: is a cool to be a republican on campus? >> no. john: cool to be a democrat? >> no. john: i don't believe you. on campus. >> that might be a little wishful thinking. and senate -- on sure a lot of colleges think it's better to be a democrat and republican. there is a lot of understanding in the united states, first that the old rules, anti-gay rules, anti-drug rules and things are going to be washed away. and there is clearly an understanding. i think every american knows that the american welfare state is bankrupt. everybody knows the problem. they just have not yet come around to wanting to fix it. it. john: fi
fred obama's going to win, so for romney. a big disconnect between those that describe themselves as libertarian and the libertarian. john: why? >> i don't know given the fact, given the fact that really it is cool to be libertarian. it is cool to be socially excepting and fiscally conservative. john: you made me laugh the other day saying it's cooler to the libertarian and republican. >> that is certainly true. john: is a cool to be a republican on campus? >> no. john: cool...
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obama is saying no. you will hurt seniors, if we do only spending cuts, we should do revenues as well. who is right? >> i think there is no way to solve the problem without taking an approach somewhat like simpson bowles. they have to put $5 trillion of cost reductions. i thought that plan was reasonably balanced. the devil is in the details. you'll some ways have to do both. there is a scoreboard. >> you are saying obama is right, we need revenue as well as spending cuts? >> you have to get significant entitlement reform. this has got to be substantial and has got to be now. rather than me endorsing either one, but the nearest -- but the deeds to be reform. i have never done a deal without meeting with the other side. i went all of my arguments in my own congress -- conference room. it is only when i open up the doors that the world really stinks. i came here to talk about any faction and not this, but i would feel much better if -- i do not know how anything gets done unless you sit and negotiate. busi
obama is saying no. you will hurt seniors, if we do only spending cuts, we should do revenues as well. who is right? >> i think there is no way to solve the problem without taking an approach somewhat like simpson bowles. they have to put $5 trillion of cost reductions. i thought that plan was reasonably balanced. the devil is in the details. you'll some ways have to do both. there is a scoreboard. >> you are saying obama is right, we need revenue as well as spending cuts? >>...
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with no bad debt expense with more people using hospitals because of obama care it's going to keep going. >> media stocks have done quite well. cbs? >> cbs is great. i like, i mean, the wyndham, the number one on that list earnings wednesday next week, judge. i like this one because barry sternwick was on cnbc i think monday this week. he of course with starwood and so forth talking about how properties around the world have appreciated and perhaps how they're not valuing properly the land underneath many of those properties. wyndham is a beneficiary of that. and obviously any of the reitization of any of these companies could also put a lot more on the bottom line. >> and the whole travel and leisure complex has done very, very well. >> yes. >> through the year. airlines, priceline, so that's wyndham as well. >> something we haven't talked about yeah we've talked about this move back to 14,000 on the overall market but not what was leading today. that was telecos. that is the leadership group today. what is your outlook? kind of amazing. what's happening, what is driving the telecos tod
with no bad debt expense with more people using hospitals because of obama care it's going to keep going. >> media stocks have done quite well. cbs? >> cbs is great. i like, i mean, the wyndham, the number one on that list earnings wednesday next week, judge. i like this one because barry sternwick was on cnbc i think monday this week. he of course with starwood and so forth talking about how properties around the world have appreciated and perhaps how they're not valuing properly...
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in a statement, president obama said chu helped move the country toward energy independence citing department programs in wind and solar power. chu will stay on until the end of the month and until a successor is confirmed. those are the headlines. back to tracy and ashley. ashley: rick folbaum, thanks so much. the u.s. economy added 157,000 jobs in january, while the unemployment rate it ticked up to 7.9% but today's report represents only a fraction of the 12 million americans looking for work. peter barnes joins us from the labor department with more on that story, peter? >> hey, ashley. 4.7 million of those 12 million people have been unemployed for 27 weeks or longer. that's about 40% of the stolt -- total unemployment. the white house is not doing any high-fives about the jobs report today but it will take it. the president's top economist alan krueger telling me this morning that the report and some other economic indicators paint a picture of an economy that is slowly healing but not back to full they will health just yet. to help get it there the president is pushing the administrati
in a statement, president obama said chu helped move the country toward energy independence citing department programs in wind and solar power. chu will stay on until the end of the month and until a successor is confirmed. those are the headlines. back to tracy and ashley. ashley: rick folbaum, thanks so much. the u.s. economy added 157,000 jobs in january, while the unemployment rate it ticked up to 7.9% but today's report represents only a fraction of the 12 million americans looking for...
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lou: wait about obama. that sounded like him. >> well, i would tell you, obama was able to sound differently than what he really means. the 2008 and 2004 obama are very different than how he governed and how he plans to govern, so they should just basically. lou: and a going to as, you know what, among test these folks, what is in the republican party just copy everything that obama and the democrats have done. they have succeeded. the republicans have failed. when not borrow a little bit or when not borrow a little bit or even steal? this is $100,000. when not borrow a little bit or even steal? we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much. i appreciate it. i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. your money needs an ally. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to
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commander in chief barack obama has nominated charles chuck hagel for secretary of defense. hagel testified before the senate armed services committed tee this week. is senator john mccain grilling hagel about hagel's opposition to the surge in iraq in 2007. >> were you correct in your judgment. >> i would defer that to history. >> when you were right or wrong about the surge. >> i'll explain why i played those comments. >> i want to know if you were right or wrong. that is a direct question. i expect a direct answer. >> senator hagel explained he opposed the surge in iraq because it cost nearly 1200 american lives. >> i saw the consequences and the suffering and the horror of war. so i did question a surge. i always ask the question, is this going to be worth the sacrifice? because there will be sacrifice. >> that was hagel's emphasis on the cost factor. my question is this. his emphasis on the cost factor in military decisions, does it serve as a dodge to senator mccain's bullet? or did he mean this completely from the heart? and if he did, isn't he exactly the man we want
commander in chief barack obama has nominated charles chuck hagel for secretary of defense. hagel testified before the senate armed services committed tee this week. is senator john mccain grilling hagel about hagel's opposition to the surge in iraq in 2007. >> were you correct in your judgment. >> i would defer that to history. >> when you were right or wrong about the surge. >> i'll explain why i played those comments. >> i want to know if you were right or...
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bad jobs news on a day that we see weekly jobless claims rising and planned layoff spiking, president obama's job council is officially disbanding. the group of business and labor leaders is out of commission. and my next guests say, good timing, not. the small, guys say that white house is letting them down, again. baker, and hospitality executive and restaurant owner. they met with the president back in 2009, and has not seen much help since. let's start with you, marco, you were are the president, what was that about? what did he say to you. >> tom, when i met with the president 3 years ago, he had just announced the economic stimulus act, he told me this would help small business owners and entrepreneurs like myself go out there and grow their business and create more job the. we're hearing today, making no sense, it is the opposite, why in the world would the white house disband their count is jobs -- council on jobs. >> they met 4 times in two years, toma, did you feel that government would solve when issues you needed in the hospitality business? >> no, we thought they would never solv
bad jobs news on a day that we see weekly jobless claims rising and planned layoff spiking, president obama's job council is officially disbanding. the group of business and labor leaders is out of commission. and my next guests say, good timing, not. the small, guys say that white house is letting them down, again. baker, and hospitality executive and restaurant owner. they met with the president back in 2009, and has not seen much help since. let's start with you, marco, you were are the...
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drone attacks ordered by obama have spiked particularly in yemen, somalia, afghanistan, and notably pakistan where over 360 drone strikes over the nine years, 2004 to 2013, have killed over 3,000 people. this data is not classified. and not even secret. but it is troubling. so troubling that the u.n. has just decided to launch an investigation on the impacts of drone strikes on thousands of civilians. question. will the u.n. human rights council rule that drone use violates international law do you think, pat buchanan? >> i don't think they l. if they do, john, it doesn't make any difference. but we really ought to be concerned about these drones. they're a tremendously effective weapon. they save our pilots and the rest of it. but the collateral damage, the killing of civilians, the killing of children, the tremendous alienation they've increased all over this region has resulted in al-qaida frankly getting a tremendous number of new recruits. are we recruiting more enemies than we're killing? that's the key question when you look to see how al-qaida is no longer just in afghanistan but six
drone attacks ordered by obama have spiked particularly in yemen, somalia, afghanistan, and notably pakistan where over 360 drone strikes over the nine years, 2004 to 2013, have killed over 3,000 people. this data is not classified. and not even secret. but it is troubling. so troubling that the u.n. has just decided to launch an investigation on the impacts of drone strikes on thousands of civilians. question. will the u.n. human rights council rule that drone use violates international law do...
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president obama proposes a short-term fix to delay automatic spending cuts one day after he blows another budget deadline. and the shocking proof union leaders just want more power, not power to the people. "the willis report" is on the case. all that and more coming up later, but first, the top story tonight, building in washington can change, totally remake current marijuana laws. including legalizing industrial production as well as establishing a federal pot tax. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle worked away on these bills, one of which introduced just today by two democratic congressman. both of them calling for an end to federal pot prohibition. will it work? joining us now, drug policy visor and founder and executive director of the drug policy alliance. starting with you. melissa: it is a lot like the appeal of alcohol probation. if it doesn't work, it is not effective and they say it is costing tens of billions of dollars every year, diverting precious law-enforcement resources, funding organized crime, so a lot better to have a smart, cynical regular tory policy with the stat
president obama proposes a short-term fix to delay automatic spending cuts one day after he blows another budget deadline. and the shocking proof union leaders just want more power, not power to the people. "the willis report" is on the case. all that and more coming up later, but first, the top story tonight, building in washington can change, totally remake current marijuana laws. including legalizing industrial production as well as establishing a federal pot tax. lawmakers on both...
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his president obama's last ditch effort to intimidate republicans into a compromise? joining me now, former governor. thank you for coming on the show. >> thank you, melissa. melissa: let me get right to it. the claims are scary to the average person listening to them, i don't know whether it is true or not. leasing new federal land would be delayed, talking about oil and gas production which is obviously a big source of jobs and revenue not to mention energy. with fewer resources available for agencies to prepare for and conduct lease sales. the permitting process would be slowed down dramatically. do you believe that? speak unfortunately that was the experience in the first obama administration where they had a moratorium on leasing offshore. there could be some minor effect on this. this is all a big scare campaign to try to scare the american people and to make the republicans, as you said, intimidated. i think it won't succeed. to my home state mississippi you mentioned i put out for each state, here is what they would lose. we would lose $5.4 million of the fede
his president obama's last ditch effort to intimidate republicans into a compromise? joining me now, former governor. thank you for coming on the show. >> thank you, melissa. melissa: let me get right to it. the claims are scary to the average person listening to them, i don't know whether it is true or not. leasing new federal land would be delayed, talking about oil and gas production which is obviously a big source of jobs and revenue not to mention energy. with fewer resources...
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gerri: president obama pushing for a higher minimum wage. i will break down how his latest plan is just another job killer from this white house. and we will get one small business owners take. stay witt us. hi, anne. how are you doing? hi, evelyn. i know it's been a difficult time since your mom passed away. yeah. i miss her a lot, but i'm okay. wow. that was fast. this is the check i've been waiting for. mom had a guaranteed acceptance life insurance policy through the colonial penn program, and this will really help with the cost of her final expenses. they have been so helpful and supportive during this time. maybe i should give them a call. i really could use some more life insurance. is it affordable? it costs less t that's pretty affordable, huh? less than 35 cents a day? that's less than the cost of a postage stamp. so, you said it was guaranteed acceptance? yes. it's permanent coverage with guaranteed acceptance for people ages 50 to 85. there's no medical exam or health questions. you can't be turned down because of your health. it
gerri: president obama pushing for a higher minimum wage. i will break down how his latest plan is just another job killer from this white house. and we will get one small business owners take. stay witt us. hi, anne. how are you doing? hi, evelyn. i know it's been a difficult time since your mom passed away. yeah. i miss her a lot, but i'm okay. wow. that was fast. this is the check i've been waiting for. mom had a guaranteed acceptance life insurance policy through the colonial penn program,...
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president obama will present the awards to americans committed to public service. in year's recipient's are mary gomez and terry shim a will receive the honor. he's an army veteran. congratulations to them. >> huge honor. big deal for sure. coming up on 4:31 on this friday morning. the weekend is finally here. not too cold a start for a nice friday. >> let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein to see how the weather is shaping up. >> we've had clouds roll n temperatures are down near freezing. but we have a light wind. so it's feeling more like a typical february morning. right now, it's in the low to mid-30s in montgomery county. much of prince george's county low to mid-30s. mid-30s in the district of columbia. virginia, arlington, fauquier, stafford, spotsylvania, upper 20s to right around 30 degrees. so it's a cold start this morning. an hour by hour through the morning hours, we'll have our temperatures holding steady through 7:00. mid-30s by 8:00 a.m. soaring to near 50 degrees by noontime. sunrise this morning at 6:59. the sunset at 5:46. hometown foreca
president obama will present the awards to americans committed to public service. in year's recipient's are mary gomez and terry shim a will receive the honor. he's an army veteran. congratulations to them. >> huge honor. big deal for sure. coming up on 4:31 on this friday morning. the weekend is finally here. not too cold a start for a nice friday. >> let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein to see how the weather is shaping up. >> we've had clouds roll n temperatures...